How the advice to “follow your passions” can lead to an unbiblical sense of entitlement, how to follow “the true, good, and beautiful” today to find your calling tomorrow, and how God uses pain and trauma to steer us to our callings. Links Mentioned: Dr. Karen Swallow Prior Dr. Karen Swallow Prior on X Dr. Karen Swallow Prior on Instagram Dr. Karen Swallow Prior on Facebook You Have a Calling Fierce Convictions: The Extraordinary Life of Hannah More The Priory Newsletter Hannah More | Britannica...
Jun 25, 2025•32 min•Ep. 299
How Wilson came to be the shoe industry’s first Black shoe designer, how work can be a form of prayer, and why he chose Philippians 2 to be printed in his Nike shoes. Links Mentioned: Wilson Smith on LinkedIn Wilson Smith on Instagram University of Oregon | College of Design Wilson Smith | IDSA Nike Five Mere Christians Air Tinker Hatfield Shoe Dog Reebok Chariots of Fire Bono Bill Bowerman Phil Knight Designing for Diversity: Wilson Smith at TEDxUOregon Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story Questlove ...
Jun 18, 2025•47 min•Ep. 298
How to find joy in your work—even when it sucks, how Will’s “trailhead practice” can lead you to “Spirit-led self-awareness,” and how to stop limping towards God’s throne and start running towards it. Links Mentioned: Will Acuff on LinkedIn No Elevator to Everest Corner to Corner BAM Global Events Thomas Merton The Return of the Prodigal Son Anniversary Edition Joe Mazzulla | NBCA Annie Dillard Jordan Raynor...
Jun 11, 2025•39 min•Ep. 297
How to lead winsomely when your vocation is under attack, how the cross can “disabuse you of any sense of power” at work, and how Dr. Sethupathy practically elevates the marginalized in his office. Links Mentioned: Dr. Praveen Sethupathy Dr. Praveen Sethupathy on LinkedIn Episode 200: Dr. Francis Collins (Fmr. Director of the National Institutes of Health) Episode 272: Dr. Francis Collins (Author of The Road to Wisdom) Timothy Keller The Human Genome Project ‘Science as a Christian Vocation’ Joh...
Jun 04, 2025•44 min•Ep. 296
How to calculate your compensation beyond what you get paid, how life-giving it can be to simply stop being surprised by thorns and thistles, and why you need more “Himalaya Boundaries” in your calendar to protect your family and rest. Links Mentioned: Dave Stuart Jr. Books Dave Stuart on LinkedIn Dave Stuart Jr. on X Dallas Willard Simple Rules: How to Thrive in a Complex World Scandal of the Kingdom: How the Parables of Jesus Revolutionize Life with God The Divine Conspiracy: Rediscovering Our...
May 28, 2025•37 min•Ep. 295
Why “creativity is our birthright,” how fame has changed Kevin’s prayers, and why he doesn’t want to be a “superstar” but a “superplanet” that reflects God’s light to others. Links Mentioned: Kevin Olusola on YouTube Kevin Olusola on LinkedIn Kevin Olusola on Instagram Kevin Olusola on X Dawn of a Misfit High Performance Habits: How Extraordinary People Become That Way Quincy Jones on Instagram Quincy Jones on X 12 Notes: On Life and Creativity The Weeknd on Instagram Steph Curry on Instagram Jo...
May 21, 2025•24 min•Ep. 294
Why Roy moved from planting a church to supporting believers working in big companies, how to start a sponsored Christian fellowship in your office, and the 3 ways Christian Employee Resource Groups benefit the businesses that sponsor them. Links Mentioned: Roy Tinklenberg on LinkedIn Roy Tinklenberg on X Faith and Work Movement Faith and Work Movement on Instagram Faith and Work Movement on LinkedIn Faith and Work Movement on Facebook Skye Jethani on X Mike Kelsey A Disruptive God: Encounter Ps...
May 14, 2025•31 min•Ep. 293
What Jordan’s decision to work with a co-author can teach you about your own work, why he chose to make a collection of biographies his next book, and the stickiest stories from Five Mere Christians that have changed how he works. Links Mentioned: Five Mere Christians Order Five Mere Christians to Get Access to Jordan’s Free Co-Author Course Kaleigh Cox on LinkedIn Kaleigh Cox on Instagram Jordan Raynor Jordan Raynor on X Redeeming Your Time Scatter James Patterson by James Patterson: The Storie...
May 07, 2025•56 min•Ep. 292
How we can see all our vocations as participating in the “Mended Wood,” why The Lord of the Rings was more spiritually powerful for him than any Christian non-fiction, and the call to “modesty, fidelity, and audacity” in our work. Links Mentioned: S.D. Smith S.D. Smith on Facebook S.D. Smith on Instagram S.D. Smith on YouTube The Green Ember Series Jack Zulu and the Girl with Golden Wings Longtreader Games Launch Team Babble Publishing Company HopeWords Writers' Conference Read-Aloud Revival Zac...
Apr 30, 2025•49 min•Ep. 291
How to find biblical freedom and courage to quit something professionally, how Laura and I have both cultivated a willingness to be misunderstood, and how the gospel should compel us to quit differently. Links Mentioned: Laura Wifler Laura Wifler on Instagram Laura Wifler on Facebook Your Worth Never Wavers Risen Motherhood Emily A. Jensen Hannah More | Britannica The Men I Know Like Me A Grace Disguised ‘God’s Will for Your Work’ Five Mere Christians The Royal in You Jordan Raynor on X Jordan R...
Apr 23, 2025•32 min•Ep. 290
What we can learn from Scripture about a theology of play, how LEGO’s Serious Play can solve problems at work, and why the opposite of play is not work but depression. Links Mentioned: Tim Croll Tim Croll on LinkedIn Tim Croll on X Tim Croll on Instagram Tim Croll on YouTube Tim Croll on Facebook Tim Croll on IMDb LEGO® Masters LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® Narrative ‘Ole Kirk Kristiansen's Childhood and Youth’ Play National Institute for Play Tony Grebmeier Threshold 360 SunFrog Mentor Leader Sara Miller...
Apr 16, 2025•41 min•Ep. 289
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Apr 11, 2025•1 hr 25 min
The brain science showing that rest is a pre-requisite to doing justice, why it’s essential we remember that Christ both saved us AND killed us on the cross, and the best laugh Skye’s ever gotten from the improv stage. Links Mentioned: Skye Jethani Skye Jethani on LinkedIn Skye Jethani on X Skye Jethani on Instagram Skye Jethani on YouTube What If Jesus Was Serious about Justice? Holy Post Media David French on X Dallas Willard G.K. Chesterton Andrew Young Books on Amazon Fannie Lou Hamer | Brit...
Apr 09, 2025•36 min•Ep. 288
How Sarah’s 190th TikTok video went viral and launched her career, how to experience “God loving you while you work,” and why she views her silly songs for 9-year-olds as holy work. Links Mentioned: Sarah Maddack on Instagram Sarah Maddack on TikTok Sarah Maddack on X Sarah Maddack on YouTube Sarah Maddack on Apple Music Sarah Maddack on Spotify Silly Songs with Larry on YouTube The Dead Sea Squirrels The Dead Sea Squirrels on TikTok The Dead Sea Squirrels promo on TikTok Mike Nawrocki Shel Silv...
Apr 02, 2025•41 min•Ep. 287
What convicted Anna to see her job as a student as a vocation and not just preparation for a future vocation, how to view the hardest parts of your job as “cross-training,” and how to make time for relationships at work even when you’re swamped. Links Mentioned: Anna Kemp on LinkedIn University of Oklahoma David I Smith Doug McKelvey (Author of Every Moment Holy) The Creative Act Every Good Endeavor A Long Obedience in the Same Direction: Discipleship in an Instant Society When Breath Becomes Ai...
Mar 26, 2025•33 min•Ep. 286
How self-care can lead to self-forgetfulness and ultimately self-sacrifice, how the speed of light can encourage you in your wordless evangelism, and the significance of Jesus spending years hammering the thing he’d be hammered to. Links Mentioned: BadLeader The BadLeader Podcast Devon Havenaar on LinkedIn Devon Havenaar on Instagram Devon Havenaar on Facebook TEDxMechanicsville The Freedom of Self Forgetfulness Redeeming Your Time The Psychology of Money Atomic Habits Everybody, Always How to L...
Mar 19, 2025•33 min•Ep. 285
Why following Jesus is not just about avoiding sin but doing righteousness in your work, how to wrestle with the cosmic significance AND insignificance of your work, and how to make disciples of all nations in the job you have today. Links Mentioned: NC Education Corps Habakkuk 1:11 Working in the Presence of God Tales That Tell The Truth The Awesome Super Fantastic Forever Party Storybook Lead with Prayer Joni and Friends Sally Lloyd-Jones Jordan Raynor...
Mar 12, 2025•46 min•Ep. 284
How to baptize your imagination regarding what God can do through your work, how Kurt’s enormous view of God has led him to give 25 million people clean water every year, and how to ensure you’re a marketer rather than a manipulator. Links Mentioned: Sawyer Think Sawyer Products Sawyer Products on LinkedIn Sawyer Products on Instagram Sawyer Products on YouTube Sawyer Products on TikTok Sawyer Products on Facebook Scott Harrison on LinkedIn charity: water The Fish that Ate the Whale Martin’s Hum...
Mar 05, 2025•30 min•Ep. 283
How your phone blocks you from “wanting what you want,” how Hannah spent 1,000 hours away from her phone in 1 year, and how to exchange “why me?” with “who for? when experiencing trials. Links Mentioned: Hannah Brencher Hannah Brencher on Instagram Hannah Brencher on X The World Needs More Love Letters The Unplugged Hours: Cultivating a Life of Presence in a Digitally Connected World Called to Create: A Biblical Invitation to Create, Innovate, and Risk Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mo...
Feb 26, 2025•50 min•Ep. 283
What Jesus might say to the conventional wisdom that "you’re the average of the five people you spend the most time with," the value of interfaith employee resource groups, and how Chris stopped chasing promotions and started chasing a quieter life. Links Mentioned: Chris Hunt on LinkedIn Clorox Clorox ERGs Tim Keller Will: The Sunday Times Bestselling Autobiography The Selfless Way of Christ: Downward Mobility and the Spiritual Life To Change the World: The Irony, Tragedy, and Possibility of Ch...
Feb 19, 2025•48 min•Ep. 282
How being faithful to God cost Holly in her career (and why that’s a good thing), how to isolate and attack the lies in your head, and how our peace at work can make space to bear others’ burdens at work. Links Mentioned: Holly Kim on LinkedIn Credibly Redeeming Your Time Called to Create The Cost of Discipleship Experiencing God Jordan Raynor Mere Christians Podcast Survey...
Feb 12, 2025•32 min•Ep. 280
How our work can teach us more about God, why you should consider installing a “personal Mount Rushmore” behind your desk, and how to make work more playful and fun for your team. Links Mentioned: Mark Batterson Mark Batterson Books Mark Batterson on X Mark Batterson on Instagram Mark Batterson on Facebook National Community Church A Million Little Miracles: Rediscover the God Who Is Bigger Than Big, Closer Than Close, and Gooder Than Good Episode: Mark Batterson (Author of Please, Sorry, Thanks...
Feb 05, 2025•38 min•Ep. 279
The data shows that your non-Christian co-workers want to talk about faith, but don’t want to be treated like “salvation projects,” why Jordan is begging you to stop calling your business a “Christian business,” and why mere Christians disagree with their pastors’ assessment that they “talk about work” from the pulpit. Links Mentioned: Dr. Denise Daniels on LinkedIn Religion in a Changing Workplace Working for Better: A New Approach to Faith at Work Wheaton College Elaine Howard Ecklund Skye Jet...
Jan 29, 2025•38 min•Ep. 278
How to “leave the phone off the hook” to commune with God while you work, how to move from duty to delight in prayer, why I plan on showing up to meetings 5 minutes early from now on. Links Mentioned: Peter Greer Peter Greer on X Peter Greer on Instagram Peter Greer on LinkedIn Peter Greer on Facebook Hope International Lead with Prayer: The Spiritual Habits of World-Changing Leaders Lead with Prayer Lead with Prayer Tools Ryan Skoog on LinkedIn Cameron Doolittle on LinkedIn Jill Heisey on Linke...
Jan 22, 2025•39 min•Ep. 277
How to ensure you aren’t stealing from your employer when you work from home, how Shannon’s repentance led to spiritual conversations at work, and why you should consider “following your pain” rather than your passions as you make career decisions. Links Mentioned: Shannon Doss on LinkedIn Candice Levert (IT Operations Manager) Josephine Butler Unoffendable: How Just One Change Can Make All of Life Better The Truth About Us: The Very Good News about How Very Bad We Mere Christians Community Jord...
Jan 15, 2025•38 min•Ep. 276
How Mark’s 3 appearances on American Ninja Warrior sharpened his skills as a doctor, how the gospel compels him to think differently about “The Checklist Manifesto,” and why he felt he could die happy during a near-death experience. Links Mentioned: Dr. Mark Shrime Dr. Mark Shrime on X Dr. Mark Shrime on Instagram Dr. Mark Shrime TEDx Mercy Ships American Ninja Warrior Solving for Why: A Surgeon's Journey to Discover the Transformative Power of Purpose Episode Scott Harrison (Founder of charity:...
Jan 08, 2025•40 min•Ep. 275
How Christian guilt about dreaming actually blocks intimacy with God, how Graham’s “50 Dreams” exercise can help you clarify which dreams are from God, and 3 practical things Graham does to work with the Holy Spirit. Links Mentioned: Graham Cochrane Rebel Graham Cochrane on LinkedIn Graham Cochrane on Instagram Graham Cochrane on Facebook Graham Cochrane on YouTube Graham Cochrane on X Called to Create Every Good Endeavor Tim Ferris 10X is Easier Than 2X The Soul of Desire Jon Gordon Ed Kobel Wi...
Jan 01, 2025•50 min•Ep. 274
How Jesus’s vocation assigns eternal meaning to your “non-spiritual” work, what the shepherds can teach us about how to lead well today, and the #1 book I recommend for overcoming insecurity at work. Links Mentioned: Daniel Darling Daniel Darling on LinkedIn Daniel Darling on Instagram Daniel Darling on X The Character of Christmas The Characters of Easter Hidden Christmas The Freedom of Self-Forgetfulness The Reason for God Every Good Endeavor Knowing God The Hiding Place Jordan Raynor...
Dec 25, 2024•39 min•Ep. 273
How Kennon’s near-death experience in a plane crash changed his work, how common misapplications of the Great Commission thwart your purpose at work, and why we need to “do less” and “abide more” to effectively make disciples. Links Mentioned: Kennon Vaughan on X Kennon Vaughan Downline Ministries Counterfeit Gods The Meaning of Marriage Thoughts for Young Men The Valley of Vision: A Collection of Puritan Prayers & Devotions Ronnie Collier Stevens Dr. J.B. Selecman, Pediatric Dentist Jordan ...
Dec 18, 2024•53 min•Ep. 272
What it looks like to be “whimsically available” to others at work, how to make the shift from “will it work” to “will it last” in your work, and how God can use working in adventurous places like Disneyland and Kennedy Space Center. Links Mentioned: Bob Goff Bob Goff Books Catching Whimsy Dream Big Podcast with Bob Goff & Friends Bob Goff on X Bob Goff on Instagram Bob Goff on Facebook Bob Goff on YouTube Maria Goff on Instagram Cal Newport Peter Pan Jordan Raynor...
Dec 11, 2024•29 min•Ep. 271
